Best Young Master
Chapter 92 - 086: [Worries and Gratitude]

Chapter 92: Chapter 086: [Worries and Gratitude]

By ten o’clock, the red sun had completely risen, and the number of tourists in the West Lake Scenic Spot had increased.

Due to its secluded location and the presence of a private club barrier on the road leading to the club, the West Lake Club did not have any tourists rashly entering.

About three kilometers from the West Lake Club, Situ Haotian and Xiao Jiu were waiting for reinforcements.

"Young Master Haotian, are you all right?"

The burly man from the Dong Hai Gang’s Hanghu branch, who came to retrieve Situ Haotian, saw a wound on Situ Haotian’s arm with blood dyeing the sleeve red and asked with concern.

"It’s nothing, Xiao Jiu is more seriously injured than I am. Go help him," Situ Haotian allowed the man to support him while he spoke weakly to another burly man.

As Situ Haotian had said, Xiao Jiu’s injuries were indeed more severe.

To create the illusion of a bloody battle and avoid Situ Chen’s punishment, Situ Haotian had merely cut his own arm, causing an external injury, while Xiao Jiu had struck himself, damaging some internal organs.

Soon, with the help of two burly men, Situ Haotian and Xiao Jiu entered the Buick business van that had come to pick them up.

The car started, and one of the burly men quickly took out his phone to call Liu Tianjun, attempting to report. However, he found that Liu Tianjun’s phone was busy.

"Young Master Haotian, I can’t reach Boss Liu; he is waiting at the highway exit for Mr. Situ. Should we go there now?" Unable to contact Liu Tianjun, the burly man asked Situ Haotian for instructions.

Feigning weakness, Situ Haotian leaned back in the back seat of the car, nodded slightly to indicate agreement, and then took out his phone to report his whereabouts to Situ Chen.

However—

Before Situ Haotian could take out his phone, his pocket vibrated.

Hmm?

This discovery made Situ Haotian pause, and then he quickly took out his phone with his uninjured right hand, and immediately saw that it was a call from Situ Chen. Not wanting to delay, he answered right away.

"Where are you now?" As soon as the call connected, Situ Chen’s voice came through the earpiece.

"Foster father, Xiao Jiu and I just got picked up by Uncle Liu’s people," Situ Haotian replied with respect, his voice faint, conveying a sense of weakness.

Noticing Situ Haotian’s unusual tone, Situ Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you injured?"

"A minor injury," Situ Haotian answered indirectly, and then apologized proactively, "I’m sorry, foster father, I failed to protect Ruoshui well."

"Ruoshui is fine," Situ Chen said. "How bad is your injury? Is Xiao Jiu hurt?"

Fine?!

Startled by Situ Chen’s words, Situ Haotian’s heart skipped a beat, his hand trembling, almost dropping his phone.

"Haotian, can you hear me?"

Seeing that Situ Haotian was not responding, Situ Chen’s tone grew slightly anxious, as if he was worried that Situ Haotian was severely injured and had passed out.

"Foster... father, I can hear you. My arm was cut by One-eyed Wu Ren, it’s not serious, Xiao Jiu took a strike and suffered internal injuries," Situ Chen’s words brought Situ Haotian back to reality. "Foster father, where is Ruoshui now?"

"She is currently at the West Lake Club, which currently belongs to Nanqinghong," Situ Chen replied. "Here’s what we’ll do. I’m going to pick up Ruoshui, and you and Xiao Jiu go to Sky Army’s place to get treated."

"Okay."

Situ Haotian quickly agreed, then hesitated and asked, "Foster father, didn’t you say Ruoshui was fine? Why is she at Nanqinghong’s place?"

Hearing Situ Haotian ask this, Xiao Jiu also found it strange.

"Ruoshui was saved by someone named Ye Fan, according to Ruoshui, this person is someone she met in a game, from the Hanghu Su Family," Situ Chen explained, then suddenly remembering something, he added, "Right, you and Ruoshui should have met him on the mountain before!"

Ye Fan?!

Upon hearing this name, Situ Haotian’s mind flashed with the resolved face of Ye Fan, his pupils dilated, his face filling with horror.

In his view, since Ye Fan had intervened to save Situ Ruoshui, he must have witnessed the scene where Qu Feng, Wu Ren, and Zhang Zhu kidnapped Situ Ruoshui and also seen him and Xiao Jiu running away.

Because of his martial arts practice, Xiao Jiu’s hearing was much better than ordinary people, and he had heard every word of Situ Chen’s conversation with Situ Haotian.

While Situ Haotian was still in shock, Xiao Jiu heard the beeping sounds from the earpiece and nudged Situ Haotian with his hand.

Situ Haotian suddenly woke up, looked at Xiao Jiu, and was startled to see Xiao Jiu asking with lip-reading: Young Master Haotian, what should we do?

What should we do?

No answer.

Situ Haotian’s Adam’s apple moved nervously, his pale face revealing deep concern.

He had resorted to self-harm to escape Situ Chen’s punishment, and not only had it been ineffective, but... it also might let Situ Chen know the real inside story...

He couldn’t imagine what Situ Chen would do to him if he discovered the truth!

Yet—

Even with just his toes, he could guess that if this all really happened, he, the Crown Prince of the Dong Hai Gang, would definitely be kicked out!

...

At ten-thirty, Situ Chen, accompanied by Fei Si and a group of bodyguards, anxiously arrived at the West Lake Club.

Entering the gate and seeing four dead bodies lying at the entrance, Fei Si’s eyes lit up, deducing, "They were all killed with one strike, and judging by the expressions of the deceased, there was virtually no reaction."

"Does this mean he’s truly a master of the Innate Realm?"

Situ Chen’s expression was somewhat odd. Masters of the Innate Realm were extremely rare, and he had tried every method to recruit one, but no matter the offer, he had failed to hire any. Now, Situ Ruoshui had met a friend online who was a master of the Innate Realm—the stark contrast was still something he struggled to accept!

"These four are very weak, even someone at the Peak-stage Postnatal could slaughter them like chickens," Fei Si shook his head.

Although Situ Chen had once trained in martial arts with Fei Si’s father, he had given up halfway. Now, he had just barely reached the Peak-stage Postnatal. Hearing Fei Si speak, he pondered for a moment and then said, "Little Four, come in with me, and let them guard the entrance."

"Yes, Brother Chen!" Fei Si responded, signaling with his eyes for the eight bodyguards to stay behind while he followed Situ Chen towards the main building of the club.

Soon, the two of them passed through the bamboo forest in the courtyard and clearly saw eight bodies lying at the entrance of the main building, one with its head severed, blood splattered all over the scene—extremely gruesome.

"Hiss~"

Seeing this, even Situ Chen, who was the underground godfather of the Yangtze River Delta, couldn’t help but inhale sharply. Fei Si was also secretly taken aback, astounded by the opponent’s methods.

"Brother Chen, they must be inside, let’s go in," Fei Si suggested.

Situ Chen nodded and then swiftly walked into the club with Fei Si.

Entering the club, the pungent smell of blood hit them, and shortly after, what met their eyes was a sea of blood-red.

The carpet in the club lobby had almost turned blood-red; bodies were lying haphazardly—like a scene from hell, hair-raising to anyone who saw it.

"Indeed, it’s Wu Ren, Zhang Zhu, and Qu Feng!"

Upon identifying the bodies, Fei Si’s pupils shrank and he said with a strange expression, "Judging by the way they died, it seems they were easily killed by the opponent. That means Ye Fan could very well be a master of the Innate Realm!"

"Mr. Ye, I am Situ Chen. Where are you?"

Hearing Fei Si say this, Situ Chen shifted his gaze and his tone unconsciously became much more respectful.

Inside the room, Ye Fan had already heard the footsteps but was unsure if it was Situ Chen. At Situ Chen’s words, he immediately replied, "Mr. Situ, to keep Ruoshui from seeing the scene outside, you should come in. We are in room 002."

"Okay!"

Situ Chen replied excitedly and hastened with Fei Si down the corridor—the sound of Ye Fan’s voice came from there.

"Dad!"

By the time Situ Chen and Fei Si turned into the hallway, Situ Ruoshui was already waiting at the door. Seeing them, she excitedly called out.

"Ruoshui!"

Seeing that Situ Ruoshui was safe, Situ Chen’s anxious heart completely settled, and he quickly rushed over to embrace her.

"Dad, you’re squeezing me..." Situ Ruoshui’s tender face turned bright red as she gasped.

"Sorry, Ruoshui, Dad got too excited."

Realizing his behavior, Situ Chen then set Situ Ruoshui down. Seeing her flushed smiling face, showing no sign of fear, he was momentarily taken aback, "Ruoshui, aren’t you scared?"

"With Brother Ye Fan here, what is there to be afraid of?" Situ Ruoshui asked, puzzled.

"Uh..."

Surprise flooded Situ Chen’s face. After all, even he found the bloody scene earlier a bit chilling, let alone Situ Ruoshui?

Slightly later, just when Situ Chen was about to say something else, Fei Si coughed softly, reminding him that Ye Fan was still in the room.

With Fei Si’s reminder, Situ Chen curse himself for his foolishness and, holding Situ Ruoshui’s hand, stepped into the room.

In the room, Ye Fan was sitting on a sofa, with two cups of coffee on the coffee table in front of him.

Seeing such a scene, Situ Chen was a bit taken aback, but thinking that Ye Fan might indeed be a master of the Innate Realm, he felt relieved.

Unlike Situ Chen, upon seeing Ye Fan, the usually composed Fei Si was momentarily stunned!

As a master of Peak-stage Postnatal, he knew all too well that the path of martial arts became ever more difficult as one advanced, and seeing Ye Fan, who appeared young yet might be a master of the Innate Realm, the shock was imaginable!

Without paying heed to Fei Si’s astonishment, Ye Fan stood up and smiled, saying, "Mr. Situ, I didn’t want to disturb your reunion with your daughter, so I didn’t come out to meet you."

"It’s embarrassing; I should have thanked Mr. Ye as soon as I entered the door,"

Situ Chen performed the customary Jianghu greeting, cupping his fists and speaking with sincere earnestness, "Mr. Ye saving my daughter is a great favor to me. I don’t know how to repay it, but if Mr. Ye ever expresses a need, I will do everything in my power to satisfy it!"

"There’s no need to be formal, Mr. Situ,"

Fei Si waved his hand, saying, "It was only right to save Ruoshui since she and I are acquainted. Moreover, even if it weren’t for Ruoshui, I wouldn’t have let Qiao Bazhi off."

"This..."

Unlike the business-like style of Su Hongyuan, Situ Chen had a reputation in the underworld akin to that of a reincarnation of Guan, famous for his loyalty.

Though he had already learned from Liu Tianjun that Ye Fan and Qiao Bazhi had a score to settle, seeing Ye Fan ask for no return made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Situ just needs to help me clean up the scene, and I don’t want the police involved," Fei Si said with a smile, explaining his choice of the meeting place.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Ye, I know what to do,"

Situ Chen immediately agreed and then, with both hands cupped in a fist, he heartily said, "Since Mr. Ye does not want any return, then I won’t mention it again, or else I’d be too hypocritical.

I promise you, Mr. Ye, in the future, whenever you need Situ Chen, just say the word. If it’s possible, I’ll give twelve points of effort to get it done; if not, I’ll still give twelve points of effort to make it possible!"

Feeling Situ Chen’s candidness and magnanimity, Ye Fan did not speak, only returning the gesture with cupped fists.